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12/14/2011 1:58AM

Wild Monkeys Deployed for Radiation Research

Asia Today: Researchers at Fukushima University plan to send wild monkeys deep into the nearby mountainous forest with radiation-tracking collars to help monitor the contamination. WSJ's Deborah Kan discusses with Yoree Koh in Tokyo.

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... the ... Japanese researchers are using wild monkeys to track radiation ... on to Brookline you're watching Asia Today and I'm joined by your each have a reporter for Japan Real Time ... Siri it's like something out of planet of the Apes the White monkey while the monkeys have Ardi been awhile since PCs so it's easy for them to track and Barry at ... the Center for quite familiar with their behavior so ... I'm and especially the first region they selected me me so much they are ... there has been well I'm a lot of documentation on with the county fair ... and another reason why is because monkeys ... had time to travel on foot on the ground they also climbed trees so that ... range in which that they can measure the radiation is that if the ... clay why so ... and ... still how will it take to find out just how much radiation and these monkeys are caring for it I'm well there ... are of researching catches how to affect the nineties but also Tylenol ... in ... the project was ... free from federal is going to ... bring ... new breed of Monday's every couple of months that they hope to see it through for at least five years at ... the least ... the deal ... years and a half flight ... Atlanta or ... the air ... so ill children that researchers are going to expand this project include other animals ... I they are considering ... bringing in a while for some sometime down the line to clean up a couple of years ... just to increase the range of ... that ... what they can ... be handled easier ... for him Ben came when thanks to a Yuriko front Encana and every time you watching Asia Today ...